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Special guest line-up in July Tonfanau race circuit is one mile in length, with a width of 22' 6'' and is run in a clock-wise direction. From the start line there is a short straight followed by a very fast sweeping right hander. This leads into a long, fast up-hill section with a steady left…

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To be held August 9-10 In an industry where growth has proved difficult in recent years, Classic Bike Shows, the organiser of some of the UK’s largest classic events, is bucking the trend with an expansion into Scotland’s premier events venue, the Royal Highland Centre near Edinburgh, for a weekend celebration of all that is…

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Rob Barber, on the Ohio State University Buckeye machine, took third. With dry conditions all round the course, despite dark clouds looming overhead, McGuinness, number one on the road, swept through Glen Helen 4.9s clear of Anstey with Robert Wilson over a minute adrift in third. His advantage over Barber was only slight though at…

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Record laps set in qualifying are classed as unofficial at the TT but no one would bet against the pair being well inside Michael Rutter's official 2013 lap time in Wednesday's SES TT Zero race. McGuinness was quicker by just under four seconds to the first checkpoint at Glen Helen and was faster than Anstey…

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John McGuinness will be book singing at WHSmiths this Sunday at IoM The 20 time TT winner will be taking a short break from the thrilling action to chat with visitors and sign a variety of motorcycle memorabilia, including copies of Island Racer 2014 which features a fascinating eight page interview with the man himself.…

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Island Racer – a must have for the TT fan The best road racing photographers and writers go behind the scenes to reveal what makes TT champions tick. Packed with exclusives, Island Racer 2014 offers an insight into the biggest names in the TT history plus a comprehensive What's On for this year's TT, a…

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It provides the opportunity for any biker, pre-booking and meeting the necessary criteria, to savour the joys of track riding and emulating the sport’s big names who have graced the Mallory Park circuit over the years. Legends like the former multi-world champion Giacomo Agostini, home-spun hero John Cooper and 20 time Isle of Man TT…

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Among the interesting Italian steeds entered so far is the 2002 Ducati Bostrom 98, one of only 155 models ever made and based on the world superbike ridden by Ben Bostrom. Charlie Williams, eight-time winner of the Isle of Man TT, will be riding the Duc’ around the testing Cholmondeley sprint track. Charlie Williams said:…

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After Solo’s Chris Hawksley visited Bernie Ecclestone’s private collection at Biggin Hill and started some very rare, exotic and expensive race cars, another market opened up. The Solo starting service is a regular in the Classic Racer Grand Prix Paddock at Stafford Show and will be at Dijon Prenois in May, the Bremerhaven Grand Prix…

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Masaru Iwasaki began his career at Suzuki in 1968 and in 1971 became a development rider working on TR500 and 750 models before playing a major role in the development of the RG500 and while doing so won Japanese championships. Iwasaki San will ride the ex-Barry Sheene 1975 Assen winning XR14 in the parade at…

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